Writing

My formal education is in English/Communications. At Mars Hill University I was trained in English, American and World literature, but also completed coursework in journalism, feature writing, public speaking, theater and music. My internship was in writing for television – and I worked in the Promotions Department at Asheville ABC affilate, Channel 13 WLOS.

In all my jobs writing skills have proven invaluable.

In my human resources position with Mayland Community College I drafted HR policies, wrote job descriptions, recruitment ad copy, and assembled and edited our employee handbook and safety manuals.

In my work with Engineering and Environmental Services I helped write reports for submission to state and local authorities.

At Christian Tours part of my job was to develop and write new tours (and also edit and update older tours) for our 224-page tour catalog.

At Blue Ridge HealthCare I wrote hundreds of press releases, feature stories for magazines, voice-overs for TV and radio commercials, ad copy and the majority of content for our corporate website.

At Carolinas HealthCare System I edit website copy to ensure maximum readability and search engine optimization.